Research Article

Comparative Numerical Analysis between Two Types of Orthodontic Wire for the Lingual Technique, Using the Finite Element Method

Table 1

Characteristics of the biomodel.

TissueBiomodel

MeshTetrahedral solid elements [12, 17ā€“25]
MeshingSemicontrolled
Mesh qualityHigh-order quadratic elements
Nodes2178470
Elements1377416